Homelessness reviews and strategies

Homelessness reviews
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1
For the purposes of this Act “homelessness review” means a review by a local housing authority of—
a
the levels, and likely future levels, of homelessness in their district;
b
the activities which are carried out for any purpose mentioned in subsection (2) (or which contribute to their achievement); and
c
the resources available to the authority, the social services authority for their district, other public authorities, voluntary organisations and other persons for such activities.
2
Those purposes are —
a
preventing homelessness in the district of the authority;
b
securing that accommodation is or will be available for people in the district who are or may become homeless;
c
providing support for people in the district—
i
who are or may become homeless; or
ii
who have been homeless and need support to prevent them becoming homeless again.
3
A local housing authority shall, after completing a homelessness review—
a
arrange for the results of the review to be available at its principal office for inspection at all reasonable hours, without charge, by members of the public; and
b
provide (on payment if required by the authority of a reasonable charge) a copy of those results to any member of the public who asks for one.